Norwest Venture Partners is an American venture and growth equity firm founded in 1961, headquartered in Menlo Park. See sector focus and contact routes.
Norwest Venture Partners is an American venture and growth equity firm founded in 1961, headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with offices in San Francisco, Mumbai, and Tel Aviv. The firm invests across early-to-late stages in sectors including cloud computing, SaaS, Internet, business and financial services, and healthcare, with a geographic focus on the U.S., India, and Israel. Typical venture check sizes range from $1 million to $30 million, with initial seed or Series A investments often between $1 million and $5 million, while growth equity checks can reach $20 million to $200 million. Norwest frequently acts as a lead investor but also participates as a follow-on, providing hands-on operational support alongside capital. Notable portfolio companies include CoreLogic, Vuori, Dairy Queen, and Kendra Scott, spanning enterprise software, consumer brands, and lifestyle sectors. A distinctive point of view is Norwest’s “invited guest” philosophy, which emphasizes strategic guidance without being intrusive, and its unique structure as a firm backed solely by Wells Fargo for over 60 years.
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